Wednesday, June 5
Eugene, Ore.
12:30 PM
UC Irvine
at
NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Photo by: Kent Edwards
Farmer in 10th After Day 1 of NCAA Decathlon
June 05, 2024 | Men's Track & Field
EUGENE, Ore. - Senior Josh Farmer sits in 10th place after the first day of the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Wednesday at Hayward Field.
Farmer, who is making his third NCAA appearance, compiled 3,980 points through five events.
The San Diego native opened the competition with a 100m time of 10.97 seconds.
Farmer then got out to a strong start in the long jump with a first attempt of 7.07 meters (23-2.5). He saw an improvement on his second jump that measured 7.18m (23-6.75). That stood as his top mark of the day and was the eighth-best of the meet.
Farmer also finished 10th in the shot put with a toss of 13.87m (45-6.25), before clearing 1.86m (6-1.25) in the high jump. He closed out the afternoon by running a 49.10 in the 400m.
The decathlon continues on Thursday, starting with the 110m hurdles at 11:30 a.m. The discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m will follow.
Farmer, who is making his third NCAA appearance, compiled 3,980 points through five events.
The San Diego native opened the competition with a 100m time of 10.97 seconds.
Farmer then got out to a strong start in the long jump with a first attempt of 7.07 meters (23-2.5). He saw an improvement on his second jump that measured 7.18m (23-6.75). That stood as his top mark of the day and was the eighth-best of the meet.
Farmer also finished 10th in the shot put with a toss of 13.87m (45-6.25), before clearing 1.86m (6-1.25) in the high jump. He closed out the afternoon by running a 49.10 in the 400m.
The decathlon continues on Thursday, starting with the 110m hurdles at 11:30 a.m. The discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m will follow.
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